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Hundreds Return to Burundi as Mass Repatriation Effort Begins

Patrick Nduwimana

   More than 500 Burundians were returned to their home country from three
   Tanzanian refugee camps Thursday, marking the first wave in a massive
   effort to repatriate people fleeing violence and unrest over the last
   few years.

   Burundians boarded buses at the Nduta, Mutendeli and Nyarugusu camps in
   western Tanzania, bound for two reception centers in their country's
   Ruyigi province. After spending the night, they were to be dispatched
   to their home provinces.

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